For the past two years, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” has slowly gained in popularity among Americans. Most recent polls show that 50% of Americans approve of the healthcare bill and 40% disprove.Although 35% of Americans don't know the ACA and Obamacare are the same thing. In 2019, Americans should like it slightly more because the prices for the benchmark silver Read More

Jana Gundy and Amanda Chaffin live within two hours of each other in Oklahoma. Each has a child with the same devastating disease, one that robs them of muscle strength, affecting their ability to sit, stand or even breathe.So both families were ecstatic when the Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment for the genetic condition — known as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) — two d Read More

The mid-1980s was the era of cocaine and marijuana, when 'Just Say No' was the centerpiece of the war on drugs and the government's efforts to stem drug use and addiction. Since then, prescription opioids have become the nation's drug scourge. The idea that mere willpower can fight this public health emergency is not only outdated, it's scientifically misguided.Medical history tells us that al Read More